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GLR. LUND. KNOGKDOWN BARREL.

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PATENT OEEIcE.

GEORGE E. LUND, OE NEWl YORK, N. Y.

KNQCKDOWN BARREL.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,290, dated J'une 12, 1894.

Application filed August 31,1893; Serial No.1l84.447.` (No model.)

.To all whom/ may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. LUND, a su bject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident of the cityof New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Barrels, of which the following is a specification. j

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved barrel which is simple in construction, strong and durable, can be erected for use very easily andrapidly and secured rmly, and when emptied, can easily be taken apart and packed in a very small space.

The invention consists, in a barrel formed of a series of staves, and a series of straps or of the barrel.

bands extending across the staves, and fastened to each stave, the end staves having devices for drawing together and locking the united staves after they have been brought into cylindrical shape. The heads are each formed of two sector-shaped pieces and a quadrilateral piece between them, the ends of the quadrilateral shaped piece and curved edges of the sector-shaped pieces fitting in the croze of the barrel.

The invention also consists in the construction and combination of 4parts and details, which will be ful-ly described hereinafter and nally pointed kout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an inside face view of the united staves for making my improved barrel, parts being broken out. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view of a barrel made from the united staves. Figs. 3 and 4 are end views Fig. 5 is an inside view of the staves differently arranged. Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view of a barrel, made from the staves as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a face view of alocking device.l Fig. 8 is a vertical longitudinal view of the same. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detailed sectional view on the line 9, 9, Fig. 3, and Fig. l0 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the bottom barrel head.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The barrel is made of a series of staves A, which staves have their sides slightly beveled so that the innerwidth of a stave is To one end stave, a sheet metal clip C is fas` tened on the inner surface, preferably yone clip C at the end of each strapor band B, which clips project beyond the outer edge of the stave, as shown in the right hand side of Fig. 7, and each clip C is provided in the projecting part with a transverse slot D. To the innersurface of the opposite end stave as many plates E are fastened as there are clips C, and in such a manner that when theunited staves and bands are bent to form a cylinder, the projecting ends or parts of the clips C, rest on the plates D. Each plate D vis provided with a pin F, havingl an eccentric head F', which, when the projecting parts of the clips C are placed on the plates E, pass through the slots D of the clips C. .By turning said pins F axially, the eccentric heads action the edges of the slots Din such amanner as to draw the end staves toward each other. The end staves can be pressed against eachother with greater or less pressure until the barrel is sufficiently tight, by turning the eccentric head F more or less.- To erect a barrel for use, the staves are rst bent to form a cylinder and locked in place by means of the locking device described, or any equivalent thereof. It now remains to provide the l barrelwith heads. The heads are composed of three pieces, H, I and J, of which I and .I are sector-shaped, and the former consists of faiat strip of a length equal t0 the barrel IOO 1n such a manner, that the beveled rounded edges pass into the croze of the barrel, leavlng a spacebetween the straight edges of said pieces. The pieces I and .I are then so adgusted, as to be at either' side of a recess M extending from the edge of the barrel to the croze, the length of said recess being slightly greater than the width of the piece II. One end of the piece II is passed into the croze di ametrically opposite the recess M, the other end of the piece passing down through said recess and beveled sides on the beveled straight edges of the pieces I and .I forces said pleces from each other and presses their rounded edges into the croze, thus producing a close and tight fit. The piece II with the pieces I and J is then turned on the axis of the barrel, the ends and edges of the several pieces traveling in the croze, whereby they are brought from the positions in Fig. 3, to the positions shown in Fig. 4. Thereby the piece II is locked in place as are likewise the pieces I and .I which can only be removed after the piece II has been removed. Both heads are inserted in this manner after haw ing been brought back in line with the recess M. When the barrel is to be knocked down, the heads are turned until one end of the piece Il is at the recess M, the said piece II is removed, then the pieces I and J are removed, the ends of the united staves are unlocked and the staves laid down, as shown in Fig. 1. The barrel can be made With greater or less openings between the several staves,

as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, in case the barrels 35 are to be used in transporting vegetables, fruits, &c. The piece II has a recess II in its outer surface for receiving a suitable implement for turning said piece and with it the pieces I and J.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, With a barrel having a croze at each end and a recess extending 4 5 from the end of the barrel to the croze, a cover formed of two sector-shaped pieces and a quadrilateral shaped piece between them, the ends of said quadrilateral shaped piece and the curved edges of the sector-shaped pieces fitting in the croze, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, of a head formed of two sector-shaped pieces, and a quadrilateral piece between them, the curved edges of the sector-shaped pieces andthe ends of the quadrilateral piece fitting in the croze of the barrel, the quadrilateral piece having a recess in its outer surface for receiving an implement for turning it on the axis of the barrel, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name iu presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE R. LUND.

Vitnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, CHARLES SCHROEDER. 

